Trying to stay focused on a minimalism journey is the hardest during the Holidays. Every thought and conversation seems to be on gift giving, the busy nature of the season, and just stuff in general! I'm not at all against giving experiences, but I doubt our 20 month old toddler would be impressed with a gift card or certificate to go anywhere even if it was a super fun activity for her. I go back and forth with trying to give less materialism and more experiential gifts, but on the other h[...]
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Christmas
Our crazy winter weather this past week has made it seem like we are still on Christmas break. So I figured I may as well share some pictures from Lucy's first Christmas! Her favorite present was wrapping paper and the balloon her Oma gave her; Everything else was pretty second-rate.[...]
Tonight we did a little Christmas Eve-ing since I work the actual Christmas Eve day; we looked at Christmas lights, opened up one preview gift each and got our new Christmas jammies. All enjoyed the festivities except for the star of the show, Lou. I was so excited to start the traditions with her but bedtime called and honestly, it's not worth keeping a sleepy baby awake, is it?! The one gift each that Chase and I opened were from my parents and honestly, I'm feeling a little[...]